jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jul 13, 2024 9:41:11 GMT -5
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Post by RWA3006 on Jul 13, 2024 9:49:43 GMT -5
James, the ancient Egyptians drank a lot of barley beer and I suspect that produced a lot of gas.
On a more serious note, I didn't know about using gas to work granite and that video was very interesting.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 13, 2024 10:15:44 GMT -5
James, the ancient Egyptians drank a lot of barley beer and I suspect that produced a lot of gas. On a more serious note, I didn't know about using gas to work granite and that video was very interesting. Ha, maybe the gas from barley beer drinking giants was piped in. Perhaps natural gas if it burns hot enough .?.? Those removal patterns looked familiar. It struck me this morning as to where they exist around Georgia. Georgia is the granite and granite tombstone capital of the world(or was). Scallop marks like those in the images are common edge trim on granite tombstones and other such granite carvings. An unimaginable amount of oxy/acetylene would have been required to do a sculpture the size of the Confederate work on the side of Stone Mountain. They did other bulk removal techniques too. Curious if the used oxy/acet on Rushmore. A question still persists, if they used heat where did the hot burning gases like acetylene and the hose delivery system come from 100's or perhaps 1000's of years ago. Mysteries abound... They may have designed laser devices for carving granite on a smaller scale recently. |
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Post by Pat on Jul 13, 2024 14:28:35 GMT -5
Interesting. I didn’t know fire could be used to shape rocks.
I wonder if I could make a cab using a little torch.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 13, 2024 16:03:48 GMT -5
Interesting. I didn’t know fire could be used to shape rocks. I wonder if I could make a cab using a little torch. It will shape granite and concrete Pat. Not sure about agates and gemmy rocks. |
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Post by Pat on Jul 13, 2024 16:40:32 GMT -5
Interesting. I didn’t know fire could be used to shape rocks. I wonder if I could make a cab using a little torch. It will shape granite and concrete Pat. Not sure about agates and gemmy rocks. Thanks. Good to know. I’ll see if I have any granite. I don’t want whatever to catch fire, or explode on me!! |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 13, 2024 16:43:15 GMT -5
If you'll look closely, you'll notice it does an amazing job of removing all those pesky nose hairs as well!!  |
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Post by Starguy on Jul 13, 2024 18:21:23 GMT -5
If you'll look closely, you'll notice it does an amazing job of removing all those pesky nose hairs as well!! That gave me a belly laugh. In the video, it looks like there is water coming out behind the flame. |
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 13, 2024 18:31:21 GMT -5
If you'll look closely, you'll notice it does an amazing job of removing all those pesky nose hairs as well!! That gave me a belly laugh. In the video, it looks like there is water coming out behind the flame. If you pick a nose hair, it makes your eyes water...maybe it's the same concept! LOL |
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Post by jamesp on Jul 13, 2024 19:16:52 GMT -5
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Post by jasoninsd on Jul 13, 2024 19:32:29 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on Jul 14, 2024 14:04:43 GMT -5
Being 'not right' is where the rich character comes from jasoninsd ! |
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Post by Mark K on Jul 14, 2024 15:24:29 GMT -5
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